JP incumbent gets off to rough start with early vote

First-time Justice of the Peace incumbent Steve Walker didn’t appear to be in a strong position as the Democratic primary early voting returns were released Tuesday.

Of four Democrats battling for the Precinct 2, Place 1 nomination, the retired teacher was in last place with 18.6 percent of the vote.

If the early voting stats remain steady for the rest of the night, lawyers Roberto “Robbie” Vasquez and Robert de Leon would head into a runoff. The two garnered more than 53 percent of the early vote.

Deloris “Dee” Jackson, who touted a master of divinity degree, pulled in 21 percent of the 6,610 votes.

On the Republican ballot, lawyer Robert “Bob” Ray took a strong early voting lead over deputy constable James “Wyatt” Wheelis for the nomination with nearly 63 percent of the vote.